My Top Tips for Mindful Eating

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First of all what is mindful eating?

Mindful eating means taking the time to honor your food by choosing high quality, organic, nutritious food, preparing it with care and eating it slowly and mindfully using your five senses to really enjoy it.

It means allocating quiet time to prepare and enjoy eating your meal without rushing or multitasking at the same time.

Mindful eating is a way of saying to yourself: “I respect my body enough to be mindful of what I put into it and of the way I eat.”

It means choosing to be present with your food and the way you eat it.

Eating mindfully helps to:

●      Sense intuitively when you are full

●      Gain more satisfaction from eating

●      Develop a healthy relationship with food

●      See food as medicine

●      Discover new tastes and textures

●      Improve digestion (less gas and bloating)

●      Regulate bowel movement

●      Discover food sensitivities

●      Create healthy habits that enliven you

 

So what are my top tips to help you Eat Mindfully?

  • Avoid multitasking when you eat 

  • Allow yourself the time to sit down to your meal and really enjoy it

  • Be fully present - no scrolling through your phone, watching t.v, working on the computer

  • Take 3 deep breaths before each meal to help you relax and be present

  • Engage your senses; enjoy the visual aesthetics of your food, notice the colours, smell your food and enjoy the aroma, chew your food, savour the taste, enjoy the full experience of your meal

  • Slow down - take a breath in between bites, put your fork down in between bites, really slow down to allow your body to properly digest the food 

  • Tune in to how your body is feeling - recognise when you are starting to feel satisfied and complete your meal before you are overly full

  • Practice gratitude for the beautiful food that is nourishing and fuelling your body

 

What do I do now?

In my health coaching practice, I help clients discover how to find their natural, healthy weight by leading them through a step-by-step process to learn how to eat mindfully and to learn what to eat for their unique body type.

If you're curious to learn more then please click on the link below now to schedule a time to talk with me about how you can learn to eat mindfully.

I’ll help you understand what’s blocking you from eating mindfully and I’ll show you how to get started.

With love and health

Tenille x

Tenille Dore